Chapter Four

SEGUN

I could die right now and go to heaven with a smile on my face.

As she struts the length and breadth of the circumference room, I begin to feel some things I haven't felt in a long while.

Don't ask me what those things are, I don't readily want to remember.

My eyes follow her every movement. Left and right, up and down. Her face lights up as she talks and she becomes so animated. She demonstrates with her hands and her boobs bounce.

She's wearing a red form - fitting trouser suit and a white camisole underneath. A small white scarf is tied round her neck, accentuating it. She's all covered up, yet all her curves are on display. She looks very sexy.

She looks like sin!

I'm sitting at the back watching her every move. I can't tear my eyes away from her, even if I tried. She laughs and bends down a bit to listen to some jack - ass ask an obviously stupid question. This makes her camisole ride low and the swell of her creamy breasts are on display for all to see.

I grip the edge of the table and look around. Sure enough, all eyes are on her chest and before I know it, I'm standing up and clearing my throat.

"Excuse me," I squeak.

All eyes turn to me, frowns heavy on their faces. I feel like I'm in a circus walking a tight rope - one wrong move and I could fall very badly. So I say the next thing that comes to my mind.

"You look very nice today." Her full lips part and shock takes precedence on her face, but she gathers herself and replies a brief thank you, the corners of her lips lift up in a small smile. I sense she's shy and immediately regret the compliment I paid her.

There are knowing smiles thrown at me from my colleagues and I avoid their eyes. I needed to take their eyes off her body, it's only mine to ogle.

I smirk to myself and sit back.

She turns to the screen and my eyes immediately slide to her full hips. Damn! I will never get over how voluptuous and seductive she looks and she doesn't even have to try. It's like she was born for seduction - to seduce poor unsuspecting men, like me.

I don't hear a word she says, I just stare at her. Her parents must have forseen how she would look by giving her the name Eve, because she's an absolute temptress.

I groan silently when I look down to see an empty jotter staring at me. I'm going to have to ask a colleague to explain it to me or learn on my own. The training ends today and I haven't learnt a damn thing, sheesh!

"And this is my phone number everyone, just incase you have questions to ask me. But only professional questions about Project Management please." She chuckles as some digits are displayed on the screen for all to see. "It was really nice lecturing you all. Your manuals will be ready tommorow, so make sure you all read through."

I quickly type her digits into my phone and save it under the name 'princess.'

She turns round to detach her laptop from the projector and people begin getting up to go talk to her. I quickly get up and make my way to her. From the corner of my eyes, I see one of my colleagues moving in for the kill. I've never really liked the guy and my jaw clenches in anger as I get close to them. I put on my killer smile as I move closer.

I gauge the distance between the two of them and once I'm close, I totally ignore the buffon and slide in between them, cutting off whatever nonsense he's saying to her. He mumbles some unintelligible words as he walks off, but I totally ignore him and center my whole attention on her.

"Hello, princess," I purr. She's even more beautiful close up. There's a slight smile on her face but she clears it and puts on an indifferent mask.

"Hello .... Batman." Then she smiles once more and I swear it's the most beautiful thing when I see dimples pop out on her face once again. I'm stunned and I just stare at her for some seconds.

"Cat got your tongue?" she teases. I sincerely wish we were alone in a room, just the two of us. I'd show her what I do to naughty girls like her.

I blurt out the first thing that comes to my mind. "Do you have amnesia?" I mentally slap myself as I watch the smile fade to a frown on her face.

I am such an idiot! I quickly try to ameliorate the situation.

"No, I mean... It's just that.. " shit! This has never happened to me before, not when I'm talking to a girl anyway. I'm usually slick - tongued. So I gather my wits about me and try not to stutter like an idiot. "You acted ignorant, like you didn't know me some days ago." I finally speak, smoothly. Whew!

The smile returns to her face and all's well once more. She doesn't say anything though, we just stare at each other, she smiling at me and me gazing at her, more like - drinking her in.

Then Mr. F waltzes in and breaks up our eye contact.

"Segun," he starts, but his eyes are on Eve. I narrow my eyes as he takes her hands in his and she gifts him with a dazzling smile. I'm immediately seared with an odd feeling in my chest.

I'm forgotten, as he whisks her away to his office and I'm left standing and staring stupidly after them.

I should have said something to stop him from taking her.

Turn around princess, turn around and look at me.

And just then, she turns round and gives me an apologetic look, as if to say - sorry for being ushered away.

Yeah yeah! My time will come!

It's a Friday and I'm gonna turn - up. Surely, there are many shorties in the club I'll be attending tonight. I really need someone to cure the ache in my groin.

So I call up my crew; Dipo and Femi and ask them where it's happening tonight. And we agree to meet at club dizzy, again.

Much later, I'm at the VIP section with my guys and I'm slightly buzzed from some shots of hennessy. Femi is lighting a blunt and I'm ready to soar higher. As usual, he has his hands full with two girls flanking him.

One of them is giving me the eye and I look away. Not about to go down that road again. She's just one of them girls I've had something with, nothing there to go back to.

Heck! Even Dipo has had her.

I take the blunt from Femi and take a drag. The tingling feeling begins in my toes and travels up, lightening fast to all other parts of my body and then settles in my groin as a dull ache. I lean my head back and give into the feeling when I feel light hands on my chest.

First thing I see when I open my eyes, are lust-filled eyes, in the person of Chioma. She stands with one hand on her hip, and an eyebrow arched. Her nails are long and very sharp looking. A bit off-putting, because they're coloured black, ryhming with her short, tight black mini dress, putting her long legs on display.

My stomach tightens with lust as I glide my eyes up and down her body.

She slides into the seat beside me, turns my head to her and plants a lingering kiss on my lips. When she pulls back, her lipstick is smeared, and I know for a fact that it's all over my mouth. I smirk at her through lowered lids as I feel the buzz riding through me.

"I missed you, papi," she breathes into my ear. Her scent fills my nostrils and I'm immediately nauseous. She's still lingering close to me, so I push her away gently.

"That train has sailed long time ago, let's try and keep it that way." I say this without even glancing at her as I take another drag of the blunt in my hand.

She gets up and straddles me, her dress riding dangerously high. She smiles coyly at me and I watch as she bends towards me. Without warning, her lips connect with mine and she sucks the smoke out from my lips, throws her head back and exhales through her nostrils.

"Bitch!" Dipo mutters beside me.

I silently concur with him. Chioma really is one, main reason why I stopped messing with her. She's clingy and manipulative as hell. I wasn't ready for anything serious but she wanted more and more of me and my time and I couldn't handle it.

I had to cut her loose.

She brings her face close to me again but I know what she wants and I'm not going to give it to her. I push her away with more force this time and stand up. I walk down to the bar, order a bottle of hennessy and turn round to watch people on the dance floor.

Scantily - clad females loiter everywhere, those doing business and others just trying to have fun. Men leer at some of them, their hands paving pathways on their bodies. The haggling ends, not long after, and two couples walk out of the club, ready to get their freak on.

Same old shit, nothing new!

The bartender lets me know my bottle is ready and I open it and take some sips, straight from the bottle. I'm not playing around, using a glass would just waste my time. I turn round once more, wondering if there's anything new and interesting to see. I just might take some shorty back home with me tonight.

I'm still considering this when my eyes land on her.

She's dancing at a corner and guys approach her for a dance, but she shuns them. My eyes instinctively graze her body, lingering at her hips. I feel the familiar tightening in my trousers as I see her hands go up in the air, her blood - red dress sliding up an inch or two.

She's with another chick. They dance, talk and laugh at the same time.

So, Miss. Eve - an executive by day, and a freak by night.

I like!

I guzzle down some more liquor and get up to go meet her.

Am I taking her home tonight?

I don't know.

But I knew my time would come - that time is now!

-@-

EVE

I feel so happy right now, light and free. Earlier on in the evening after the training, I had finished at the mechanics, battled the traffic on the road and gotten home at 8pm.

I'd peeled off my clothes and taken a hot shower, washing off the stress from my body. Being on my feet in high heels for the better part of the day wasn't an easy feat. My feet were killing me. All I wanted to do was slide into bed and doze off into a dreamless sleep.

I made a mental note to check my phone before doing so and when I did, I got the surprise of my life. It was a mail from Deuce manufacturing company that read:

We appreciate your coming to train the HR staff at such short notice. As a result of your professionalism, we would like to extend your training to the whole staff of Deuce manufacturing company, totalling 300.

Details of time and date will be scheduled and communicated to you within the week.

I couldn't believe my eyes. I had screamed so loudly, mum had asked from the other side of my bedroom door if I was okay. I told her I was fine, I just had some great news which I would share with her the next day.

I couldn't contain my excitement, so I called Ebere and told her the news. She suggested we go out to celebrate and I had actually jumped at the idea, for the very first time in my life and here we are now.

Ebere hops about and I can't help but laugh. She's dancing "shaku - shaku," one of the so - called latest dance steps and it's not like she isn't doing it well, it just makes her look like a kangaroo holding a hoop.

I'm giggling so hard right now as she bends down and gets up again. She stops suddenly, her eyes widening.

"What is it?" I ask, still giggling. "You suddenly agree with me it's a stupid dance, right?" I tease her.

"Hot - man alert," she furiously whisper - shouts.

"Huh!" I'm confused.

"12 o'clock," she feverishly whispers again.

I whip round, almost colliding with someone, but strong hands steady me. My breath hitches as I stare at Batman. He's staring at me with wild abandon, like he wants to devour me.

It leaves me with all sorts of wierd feelings.

"Hey!" He smiles. It's my turn to get tongue - tied. He's wearing a plain grey, v - neck t shirt and black distressed jeans, paired with white sneakers. They're so white, they stand out in the dim club.

My eyes settle on his brown lips and I struggle to take my eyes away from them. Please lord, tell me he didn't catch me staring, again. He tentatively takes my right hand gently in his left one. My palms have begun to sweat and I feel the sudden urge to wipe them, so I tug at my hand.

"Please." He whispers. He's so close now and I try, but fail miserably, to look at everything but at him. It's quite difficult, because he's suddenly gotten into my head, his manly scent fills my nostrils.

He's like a virus, I just hope he doesn't infect me.

"Princess?!" He questions.

I nod dumbly and he begins to lead me away from the dance floor. I try to look back, to inform Ebere, to tell her that I'm being kidnapped by Batman.

But not once, not once do I even look back.

I'm like a zombie, like a prey being led to the slaughter house.

The worst part is, I'm willing!

With my hand still in his, he leads me up the stairs to the VIP section and I freeze as I encounter other people there. Not because I'm antisocial, but because they're all staring at me ---- all five of them.

The two guys amongst them look at me appreciatively, while the two girls on either side of the guys, size me up and dismiss me, because they begin talking animatedly to themselves thereafter.

The last girl sitting alone in a corner, initially was scrolling through her phone, but when she sees me, she frowns heavily. Her eyes zone in on our entangled fingers and she looks up at me again, practically throwing daggers with her eyes.

I can feel the hate from across the room. She looks like a rattle snake ready to pounce - I can practically hear the hiss emanating from her.

I wonder what I'm getting myself into. Clearly, she isn't pleased to see me with Batman.

He notices, stops and looks at me.

"Shy?" A small smile plays on his lips and once more, I'm drawn to them.

"A little!" I reply, finally finding my voice.

"Somewhere quiet then?" He asks enquiringly, coming close to me. I can smell him, I recognise the scent - it's Davidoff cool water aftershave. Did he just shave? I stare at his face keenly. He's standing so close that I can feel the heat emanating from him.

He stares back at me with the same intensity as before, and I'm caught in his web. We stare at each other with the world blurring out of focus. I break it first by looking away and nodding and he steps back, grips my hand tighter and takes us back down the stairs without another word.

From the corner of my eyes, I see the rattle snack striding towards us, a venomous look on her face, but it's already too late, we're already walking out of the club.

Lord have mercy! I only hope I don't do anything crazy tonight.

Whew!

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A/N: Eve, don't you do anything that'd plague you dear! Okay, I just wanted to get that out.

Meet some of my characters:

Lauren London as Eve Olaitan

Idris Elba as Mr. Donald Faseun.

Donnell Blaylock as Segun.

Tyson Beckford as Dibo (Dee)

Gabrielle Union as Ebere.